Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2016 Chevrolet Traverse has 24 NHTSA steering complaints and 0 steering-related recalls.
24
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2023 | STEERING | Power steering pump in the car had low pressure causing the steering wheel to barely turn or have a ... |
| Dec 1, 2022 | STEERING | Rack and pinion steering is failing at 66,000 miles on a 2016 Chevy Traverse. This is low mileage fo... |
| Nov 1, 2021 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, an ... |
| Aug 1, 2021 | STEERING,ENGINE | Replaced the transmission in 2018, transmission went out again in 2021. Power steering also had to ... |
| Jun 2, 2021 | STEERING | The power steering pump went out on my 2016 Chevy Traverse which has 34,700 miles on it. At low RPMs... |
| Apr 6, 2021 | STEERING | THE POWER STEERING STARTED TO BECOME NON-EXISTENT AT VERY LOW SPEEDS. THE WHEEL IS EXTREMELY DIFFICU... |
| Feb 27, 2021 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS | MAKING LOUD SOUNDS WHEN TURNING WHEEL AND IN MOTION I'VE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR 4 MONTHS BOUGHT OF ... |
| Jan 31, 2021 | STEERING | I WAS DRIVING IN A NEIGHBORHOOD ROAD AND CAME TO A STOP SIGN. I PROCEEDED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND T... |
| Dec 20, 2020 | STEERING | I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I COULDN'T TURN MY STEERING WHEEL. THE POWER STEER... |
| Nov 16, 2020 | STEERING | NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, APPROXIMATELY 73737 MILES DRIVEN, POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING... |
| Jul 10, 2020 | STEERING | POWER STEERING PERIODICALLY SEEMS TO GO OUT. IT IS WORSE AT LOW SPEEDS AND TRYING TO PARK. CHECKED P... |
| Jun 9, 2020 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | POWER STEERING PUMP CONNECTION ISSUE. PUMP KICKS IN AND OUT CAUSE STEERING WHEEL TO SUDDENLY STIFFEN... |
| May 11, 2020 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT 56K MILES. VEHICLE HAVING MISFIRE WHILE DRIVING, ROUGH IDLE WHILE SITT... |
| Jan 7, 2020 | STEERING | WHEN TURNING AT SPEED - YOU CAN FEEL NOTICEABLE PLAY/LAG AS YOUR HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL. AT SLO... |
| Dec 9, 2019 | STEERING | I PURCHASED A 2016 CHEVY TRAVERSE LT NEW FROM THE DEALER. IT HAS APPROX. 80K MILES THAT ARE MOSTLY "... |
| Jul 27, 2019 | STEERING | AFTER DRIVING FROM CHICAGO TO COLORADO, APPROX 1000 MILES OF EXTENDED HIGHWAY DRIVING, I SLOWED DOWN... |
| Jun 9, 2019 | STEERING | WITH UNDER 30,000 MILES ON OUR VEHICLE, WE NEED A NEW POWER STEERING PUMP. THE POWER STEERING WILL S... |
| Jun 2, 2019 | STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | WHILE DRIVING MY 2016 TRAVERSE ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND I RECEIVED THE STABILITRAK ... |
| May 29, 2019 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | OUR 2016 CHEVY TRAVERSE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THEN IT STARTED BLINKING, WE BROUGHT IT TOO A CHE... |
| May 15, 2019 | STEERING | THE POWER STEERING PUMP APPEARS TO INTERMITTENTLY FAIL AND CAUSES VERY DIFFICULT TURNING SITUATIONS.... |